Toy bomb



Match 14, 1944. I 3. FRADY II. ll-ll...

TOY BOMB Filed Mrch 4, 1943 FFig. 5.

G. L. F'rady or Fig.9.

' Patented Mar. 14, 1944 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

The present invention relates to the amusement art and more particularly to toys.

It is an object of the invention to provide a toy bomb the parts of which are so constructed and arranged that upon the pintle end of the bomb striking a hard surface, the device explodes and the component pieces thereof fly apart in several directions for simulating a bomb-like action.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a device for the above stated purposes which will not only generate a noise at the time of the pieces flying apart, as described herein, but will also make an audible sound and arepetition of said sound for augmenting the effect and provids ig additional pleasure during the use thereof to children or an operator.

A further object of the invention is to provid an improved construction having resilient or spring urged clappers and means so that thebomb of the'present invention can be readily assembled by a child or operator who lacks strength in his hands and fingers and against the urge of said springs.

r A still further object of the invention is to provide a bomb so constructed that an assembling key portion thereof may be readily applied to its other parts for facilitating operative assembly.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be understood from the following detailed description.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a side elevation of the invention, certain parts thereof being broken away and others shown partly in section and having the assembly key of the present invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectionof the new device.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of a recessed tail piece of the new device, the view being taken at a right angle to the showing of said tail piece in Figure 2. I

Figure 4 is a plan view of the interior of said tail piece shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a preferred assembly key mechanism employed.

figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 2.

Figure 7 is a plan view of-the inner side of a wall section of th device, said section having a clapper and, projection of lesser length.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7 and showing a section having a clapper and projection of greater length.

Figure 9 is a nose piece.

plan view of the interior of the Referring now to the drawing for a mor particular description, the bomb of the present invention indicated generally at Ill includes a. nose piece I2, a tail piece It, a plurality of side wall sections l6 having clappers and projections of lesser length, a plurality of side wall sections l9 having clappers and projections of greater length, a shaft provided with a pintle end 22,,an annular boss 24 disposed between-the ends of the shaft, and an assembly key generally indicated at 26.

The tail piece I4 is provided with a plurality of radially disposed fins 28 for simulating a bomb in appearance, such as are dropped from air-.

planes.

Referring to Figure 4, the tail piece I4 is provided with a recess 30 which is annular in plan having a side wall 32. Within the recessed portion 30 of the 'tail piece 14 two oppositely disposed like shoulders 34 are provided which are inwardly disposed from the side wall of the recess, said shoulders being of segmental arcuate contour in plan whereby the recess 30 is deeper adjacent the shoulders.

The nose piece I2 is preferably semi-globular in side elevation and provided with a medially disposed aperture 35, as shown in Figure 9. The nose piece is provided with a recessed portion 38 having an annular side wall 40.

Referring to Figure 7,-the side wall section It is provided with a tongue 42 which is arranged to extend into the recess 38 of the nose piece l2 and abut the wall of said recess. At the opposite end of the section 16 a projection 44 is provided which is similar to the tongue 42, being adapted to extend into the recess 30 of the tail piece H, and the outer side of the projection 44 is arranged to bear against the annular wall 32 of the tail piece 30,-the end of its projection 44 to abut upon one of the shoulders 34 of said tail piece, for purposes later described.

The material employed for the side wall sections of the new device may be metal or anyone of certain ones of the modern plastics; Preferably said sections are formed of oak or hickory, since said wood material generates audible-sounds in a satisfactory manner.

As best shown in Figure 2, the inner longitudinal side of the section I6 is incised and provided with a kerf 46 for separating the main body portion thereof from the finger or clapper portion 48, said kerf being comparatively deep, whereby the end 50 of the wooden clapper is adapted to herent resiliency of the oak or hickory material. It will be understood that if desired, a metallic spring clapper may be riveted or otherwise suitably secured to the main body portion of each section in lieu of the oak or hickory clappers specifically described.

The side sections i8 are of similar construction with respect to the sections l6, except that their clappers 52 are provided with end portions 54 which are of greater length than the ends 50 of the clappers 48. Also the projections 56 of the sections 18 are of greater length with respect to the projections 44 of the sections it, as best comparatively illustrated in Figures 7 and 8.

The assembling key of the present invention includes an elongated rigid member 58 which, as shown in Figure 5, is provided with a head portion 60 to which the opposite ends of a flexible loop or cord 62 are secured. Preferably the ends of the cord are inserted through apertures 84 and tied in a knot 66 at one side of the head 60, as shown in Figure 1.

In operation, to assemble the bomb the pintle end 22 of the shaft is first inserted through the nose piece I2 so that the abutment II of the shaft engages the nose piece, whereupon the tongues 42 of the side sections l8 and I are inserted into the recess 38 of the nose piece I! in a manner so that said tongue ends 42 engage the side wall 40 of the recess 38. At this time the operator places the loop 62 about the sections adjacent the free ends of the latter, the ends of the clappers then resting against the boss 24 of the shaft 20, said sections being somewhat in the position, at this time, shown by the dotted lines in Figure 2. The operator now rotates the member 58 for twisting and shortening the length of the loop 62 for gathering the projections 44 and 58 of the sections I6 and 18 in a juxtaposed position. The side sections now being side by side, as shown in Figure 1, the tail piece I4 is placed over the projections 44 and of the sections, whereupon the member 58 and its loop 62 is removed from the bomb.

It will be noted that the two sections ii are assembled opposite to'each other and similarly the two sections I8 are disposed opposite to each other, whereby said sections i6 and ii are alternately disposed about the shaft 20, and since the shoulders 3 project into the recess 30 of the tail piece l4 said shoulders prevent a placing of the longer projections 56 against them at times when the bomb is assembled and with the result that the sections can only be disposed in the position shown and described for receiving the tail piece ll thereon for locking the sections together. Since the sections can be assembled only in the manner described, the clappers ll of shorter length-are first released from the boss 24 for first producing an audible sound, as later described.

It will also be noted that by means of the assembling key, the tongue ends 44 and 56 may be drawn together and against the strong urge of the resilient clappers 48 and 52, said key provid-. ing means for assembling the device by children or operators whose strength is comparatively little.

When assembled for use, as described, the upper ends Wand IQ of the clappers are in the position with respect to the annular boss 2 of the shaft 20 shown in Figure 2, audit will be noted I that the ends 58 of the clappers 2 extend further into the tail piece than the ends of the appers of thesectiomft.

In order to explode held upwardly and dropped to the floor or a table top, or it may be thrown by hand so that the outer end of the pintle portion 22 of the shaft 20 strikes an extraneous solid object, which causes striking said shaft an audible sound is generated.

The further downward movement of the sections II with respectto the shaft 20 causes the detent projections 44 to become lowered out of the recess '30 of the tail piece I4, whereupon the sections Ii move from their full line position to the dotted line position thereof, as shown in Figure 2. The

sound is repeated an instant later by means of the further downward movementof the sections it until the projections 56 become released from the wall 32 of the recess 30 and the ends 54 of their clappers 52 become released from the boss 24, whereupon the resiliency of the clappers 52 cause their ends 58 to also strike against the shait 20 for repeating said sound.

After the ends 54 of the clappers 52 have produced said sound, the further sliding movement of the sections and nose piece with respect to the shaft permits the projections 56 of the sections II to become freed from the tail piece it while the latter remains in a fixed position, since the end 10 of the shaft 20 solidly abuts said tail piece.

At the time the side sections I 8 become freed from the tail piece, the several .pieces of the bomb fly apart with respect'to each other under urge of the springs or clappers 52.

It will be understood that for convenience of illustration I have shown but four sectional side wall portions so constructed and arranged that a repeated audible sound is produced, and it will be noted that the bomb may include six, twelve or more of the side sections for producing sounds correspondingly. It will also be noted that in the event a large plurality of pairs of sections is employed, the clappers thereof will produce repetitious sounds and in instances where the clappers of each pair of sections are longer than the next adjacent pair of sections.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a toy bomb constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing' from the principles and spirit thereof, and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice, except as claimed.

1 claim:

1. In a toy bomb, a plurality of side wall sections, a shaft, said sections being arranged side by side about said shaft, a nose piece for securing (11:; end of tggether, resilient clapcarrie y sec ions disposed ainst said shaft normally urging the other ends o f said the bomb. he latter is sections away from each other and said shaft,

and an assemblymeans for drawing said other ends together toward said shaft.

2. In a toy bomb having side wall sections provided with resilient clappers: nose and tail pieces, each provided with a recess for receiving ends of said sections therein; a shaft having a boss against which the ends of said clappers are arranged to ,abut; and means for assemblingv said clapper ends against said boss at times when ends of the sections are disposed in the recess of said nose piece, said means comprising a member having a flexible loop secured thereto, said loop being arranged to be disposed about the outer sides of said sections adjacent the other ends of said 4 sections and said member rotated for twisting and shortening said loop for drawing said other ends together against the urge of said resilient clappers preparatory to inserting said other ends into the recess of said tail piece during an assentbly of the several parts of the bomb.

3. In a toy bomb, a plurality of elongated side sections, each having a tongue at one of its ends and a projection at its other end, a nose piece having a recess for receiving said tongues therein, a tail piece having a recess for receiving said projections therein, said sections each being provided with a resilient clapper, a shaft having a pintle end slidably disposed through said nose piece and a boss against which the ends of said clappers are disposed during use, and means for causing certain of said clappers to produce an audible sound and others of said clappers to repeat said sound at times when said pintle end strikes an extraneous object during use.

4. A toybomb comprising a plurality of elongated side sections, each having a tongue at one of its ends; a nose piece having a recess for receiving said tongues therein; the other ends of said sections each being provided witha p'rojection, certain of said projections being of greater length than others; a tail piece having a recess for receiving said projections therein; opp sitely disposed shoulders disposed inwardly from the wall of the recess of said tail piece for receiving thereon the projections of lesser lengths; said nose piece being provided with a medially disposed bore; a shaft having a pintle end disposed through and beyond said bore and an abutment portion arranged to engage said nose piece, the opposite end of said shaft being adapted to bear against said tail piece; a boss on the shaft between the ends thereof; and resilient clappers carried by said sections arranged to normally engage said boss at times when all parts of the bomb are assembled for use, the clappers of the sections provided with projections of lesser length being shorter than the other clappers, the clappers of lesser length being'arranged to become first released from said boss and strike said shaft for producing an audible sound upon said'pintle end striking an extraneous object, the clappers of greater length being arranged to then become released and strike said shaft for repeating said sound prior to a release of all parts of the'bomb from each other.

5.- A sectional toy bomb, spring means for causing said sections to disassemble upon a certain one of said sections striking an object, means for causing said sections to simultaneously produce an audible sound, and means for causing repeated audible sounds during said disassembly.

ii. A toy bomb comprising a plurality of side sections, each having projections at theirupper and lower ends, a nose piece having a recess for receiving the lower end projections, 'a tail piece having a recess for receiving the upper end projections, said sections each being provided with a resilient-clapper, a shaft having a pintle end slidably disposed through said nose piece and a boss against which the ends of said clappers are disposed during andmeans for causing certain of said clap and others of said clappers to repeat said sound at times when said pintle end strikes an extraneous object during use.

GEORGE L. FRADY.

to produce an audible sound 

